CVE-2026-42268: CWE-191: Integer Underflow (Wrap or Wraparound) in owasp-modsecurity ModSecurity
ModSecurity is an open source, cross platform web application firewall (WAF) engine for Apache, IIS and Nginx. From 3.0.0 to before 3.0.15, there is an unhandled exception (std::out_of_range) caused by unsigned integer underflow in libmodsecurity3 if the user (administrator) uses a rule any of @verifySSN, @verifyCPF, or @verifySVNR. This vulnerability is fixed in 3.0.15.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
ModSecurity, an open source web application firewall engine, contains an integer underflow vulnerability (CWE-191) in libmodsecurity3 affecting versions from 3.0.0 to before 3.0.15. This vulnerability triggers an unhandled std::out_of_range exception when an administrator uses any of the rules @verifySSN, @verifyCPF, or @verifySVNR. The vulnerability is resolved in version 3.0.15. The CVSS 4.0 score of 8.2 reflects a high severity with network attack vector, low attack complexity, and no privileges or user interaction required. No vendor advisory or patch link is provided, but the fixed version is clearly identified.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation causes an unhandled exception due to unsigned integer underflow, potentially leading to denial of service or application instability in ModSecurity. The vulnerability does not require privileges or user interaction and can be triggered remotely via crafted rules. No known exploits in the wild have been reported.
Mitigation Recommendations
Upgrade ModSecurity to version 3.0.15 or later, where this vulnerability is fixed. Since no official vendor advisory or patch link is provided, rely on the version upgrade as the remediation. Patch status is confirmed by the version fix information. No additional mitigation steps are indicated.
CVE-2026-42268: CWE-191: Integer Underflow (Wrap or Wraparound) in owasp-modsecurity ModSecurity
Description
ModSecurity is an open source, cross platform web application firewall (WAF) engine for Apache, IIS and Nginx. From 3.0.0 to before 3.0.15, there is an unhandled exception (std::out_of_range) caused by unsigned integer underflow in libmodsecurity3 if the user (administrator) uses a rule any of @verifySSN, @verifyCPF, or @verifySVNR. This vulnerability is fixed in 3.0.15.
CVSS v4.0
Score 8.2high
Affected software
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Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
ModSecurity, an open source web application firewall engine, contains an integer underflow vulnerability (CWE-191) in libmodsecurity3 affecting versions from 3.0.0 to before 3.0.15. This vulnerability triggers an unhandled std::out_of_range exception when an administrator uses any of the rules @verifySSN, @verifyCPF, or @verifySVNR. The vulnerability is resolved in version 3.0.15. The CVSS 4.0 score of 8.2 reflects a high severity with network attack vector, low attack complexity, and no privileges or user interaction required. No vendor advisory or patch link is provided, but the fixed version is clearly identified.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation causes an unhandled exception due to unsigned integer underflow, potentially leading to denial of service or application instability in ModSecurity. The vulnerability does not require privileges or user interaction and can be triggered remotely via crafted rules. No known exploits in the wild have been reported.
Mitigation Recommendations
Upgrade ModSecurity to version 3.0.15 or later, where this vulnerability is fixed. Since no official vendor advisory or patch link is provided, rely on the version upgrade as the remediation. Patch status is confirmed by the version fix information. No additional mitigation steps are indicated.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- GitHub_M
- Date Reserved
- 2026-04-26T11:53:27.706Z
- Cvss Version
- 4.0
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Remediation Level
- null
Threat ID: 6a03a0decbff5d86101d5c7c
Added to database: 05/12/2026, 21:51:26 UTC
Last enriched: 05/20/2026, 18:50:04 UTC
Last updated: 07/31/2026, 19:22:58 UTC
Views: 63
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